A female wasp from the species Loboscelidia squamosa buries her host egg (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

A female wasp from the species Loboscelidia squamosa buries her host egg

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A series of photos captures the moment a captive female wasp from the species Loboscelidia squamosa lays her egg inside a stick insect egg before carrying and burying it in the soil. This marks the first time that this parasitic behavior has been observed.

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Yu Hisasue, Kyushu University

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